Games like Queens
Love Queens? Meet Paw Plots
LinkedIn’s Queens made a classic logic puzzle famous: place one crown in every row, column and colored region, with no two touching. Paw Plots is the same puzzle with cute pets as the pieces. Play a new board every day, free, right here in your browser, and when one a day isn’t enough, there are 1,000+ more in the app.
Same rules you already know
One per row
Every row gets exactly one pet.
One per column
Every column gets exactly one pet.
One per color
Every colored region gets exactly one pet.
No touching
Pets can’t touch, not even diagonally.
If you can solve Queens, you can solve Paw Plots on your first try. The strategy guide covers six techniques that work in both, with real examples.
Paw Plots and Queens side by side
| Paw Plots | LinkedIn Queens | |
|---|---|---|
| Rules | One per row, column and color, no touching | The same |
| Pieces | Pets, or your own pet’s photo in the app | Crowns |
| Daily puzzle | Yes, the same board for everyone | Yes, one play a day |
| Account needed | No: play the daily puzzle in any browser | A LinkedIn account |
| More puzzles | 1,000+ levels from 6×6 to 10×10 in the iPhone and Android apps | One puzzle a day |
Sources: TechRadar, Lowyat.NET. Details as of October 2026; LinkedIn may change how its games work.
Why Queens players like Paw Plots
- No guessing, ever. Every board has one solution and is verified to be solvable by logic alone.
- Hints that teach. Instead of revealing a square, a hint points at the squares that matter and explains the trick, from “this row only has room in purple” to pigeonhole and lookahead.
- A world puzzle every day. Everyone gets the same board, and it changes at midnight UTC. Keep a streak going and share a spoiler-free result.
- Your pet on the board. In the app, snap a photo and your own cat or dog becomes a game piece.
- No ads. The app is free to start, and a single purchase unlocks everything. No subscription.
Other games like Queens
The puzzle has plenty of names. Star Battle is the classic pencil-and-paper original; a one-star Star Battle has exactly these rules. Meowdoku plays it with cats (see how it compares), and there are dog versions too. Once you know the techniques, you can solve them all.
Questions
Can I play Queens without LinkedIn?
LinkedIn’s own Queens needs a LinkedIn account. Paw Plots has the same rules and a free daily puzzle you can play in any browser with no account or download: play today’s puzzle.
Is there a Queens game with more than one puzzle a day?
Yes. Paw Plots has one shared daily puzzle, plus 1,000+ levels in the iPhone and Android apps, from 6×6 up to 10×10.
Is Paw Plots made by LinkedIn?
No. Paw Plots is an independent game. Queens is LinkedIn’s game; the two simply share the same classic rules.
Queens is a game by LinkedIn. Paw Plots isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn.
